Sessional pre-school in Malting Green, Essex
Layer Preschool
Queen Elizabeth Hall, New Cut, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Queen Elizabeth Hall, New Cut, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU · More nurseries in CO2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fox, Old Forge Road and Malting Green Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Layer Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Queen Elizabeth Hall, New Cut, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JU, in Malting Green, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Layer PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 1.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Layer Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Layer Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Layer Preschool take?
Layer Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Layer Preschool?
You can call 07467 433442 and visit www.layerpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 203940 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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